Applique attachment on casting
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsTaiga MARUKAWA, Gilberto LARRACHE-IRIZARRY, Douglas M. DAFLER, Patrick J. ELLISON, Kosaku TOMOZAWA, Keiichiro TSUJI, Takashi NAKANO, Anthony John LEANZA
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Abstract
An autonomous vehicle and related method include, at each corner of the vehicle, a module including a cast frame configured to mount on a corner component of the autonomous vehicle, and an applique connected directly to the cast frame, wherein the applique covers at least part of the cast frame and defines a portion of an outside surface of the autonomous vehicle.
Claims20
An autonomous vehicle module comprising:
- a cast frame configured to mount on a corner of an autonomous vehicle;
- and
- an applique connected directly to the cast frame, wherein the applique covers at least part of the cast frame and defines a portion of an outside surface of the autonomous vehicle.
An autonomous vehicle including at each corner, a module comprising:
- a cast frame mounted on a corner component of the autonomous vehicle;
- and
- an applique connected directly to the cast frame, wherein the applique covers at least part of the cast frame and defines a portion of an outside surface of the autonomous vehicle.
A method of making an autonomous vehicle comprising:
- providing a module including:
- a cast frame, and
- an applique connected directly to the cast frame, wherein the applique covers at least a part of the cast frame;
- and
- mounting the module at a corner of the autonomous vehicle by connecting the cast frame to a corner component of the autonomous vehicle, wherein the applique defines a portion of an outside surface of the autonomous vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.